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Thanksgiving in a Time of War
1 CommentBy Nancy Spannaus Nov. 22, 2023—One hundred and sixty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln called upon Americans to observe a national day of thanksgiving, in which they would not only celebrate the blessings of the Almighty, but work to “heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as […]Read More »
Get Your Copy of “Defeating Slavery” Now!
1 CommentBy Nancy Spannaus Nov. 20, 2023—As of today, both the softcover and e-book versions of my latest book, Defeating Slavery: Hamilton’s American System Showed the Way, are available for sale on amazon.com. The paperback, which runs to slightly over 400 pages, is priced at $21.99: to get it, click here. […]Read More »
African Americans Visit President Lincoln
1 CommentA Review of A House Built by Slaves By Nancy Spannaus Sept. 25, 2023—This 2022 book by Jonathan W. White is an invaluable contribution to righting the misperceptions of President Abraham Lincoln’s attitude toward slavery and African Americans. By using largely first-hand recollections to reconstruct the many visits of African […]Read More »
It’s Constitution Week!
1 CommentSept. 17, 2023 –Every year, as promulgated by a law passed by Congress in 1956, we the people are urged to study and celebrate the crafting of our Constitution, which is outstanding for its durability and success in guiding our nation. While the post below was written six years ago, […]Read More »
Reminder: Hamilton Zoom Event Tomorrow!
1 CommentHamilton’s Report on Manufactures: The Ideas That Shaped Our World In December of 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton issued one of the most important state papers in U.S. history, his Report on the Subject of Manufactures. That paper defined principles of political economy which were the foundation for defending […]Read More »
Meriting Mercy in Times of War
1 CommentGeneral Grant’s Lesson for All Generations (Sept. 8, 2023–The following article first appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of The Banner, Journal of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, vol. 127, no. 4.[1] It is reprinted with permission. For additional material on this subject on this blog, […]Read More »
New Class on FDR’s New Deal
4 CommentsAugust 29, 2023—Ninety years ago, incoming President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal, one of the most transformative economic programs the United States has ever seen. But what was the New Deal? Ask some Americans and they will tell you it was “socialist” big government and the source of […]Read More »
Paterson Museum to Sponsor Spannaus Talk
1 CommentLecture Series Returns with Presentation about Alexander Hamilton August 17, 2023–The Paterson Museum Foundation invites you to join us on Zoom on Tuesday, September 12th at 7pm as public historian and author of Hamilton Versus Wall Street Nancy Spannaus presents “Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures: The Ideas That Shaped Our World.” […]Read More »